Naveen announces ‘Ashirbad’ to help children orphaned by COVID19 in Odisha

Bhubaneawar, June 20: To help children who are orphaned by COVID19, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced a special scheme ‘Ashirbad’. The Chief Minister directed all the district Collectors to take steps to ensure that no helpless child is left out. Under the scheme, children who have lost both their parents or single parent […]

Continue Reading

Webinar: Protecting Rights Of The Marginalized During Covid

Bhubaneswar: A webinar on the theme “Protecting Rights of the Marginalized during Covid” was organized and hosted by the Centre for the Sustainable Use of Natural and Social Resources (CSNR) here on Saturday. Around around 100 interns on human rights issues attended the webinar, while legal luminaries of the country such as senior advocate Mihir […]

Continue Reading

Smart City Bhubaneswar tops in Citizen Perception Survey of CSE Ease of Living Report

Bhubaneswar, June 19: Smart City Bhubaneswar has done it again! It has come as the fourth ranked city among the top 10 Livable Capital Cities in the entire nation. Interestingly, the Temple City has topped in the Citizen Perception Survey with the highest score of 94.8 out of 100. As per the New Delhi-based Centre […]

Continue Reading

Able police administrator & prolific writer: Condolences pour in for Debasis Panigrahi

Bhubaneswar, June 19: Condolences poured in grieving the death of senior IPS officer and Odisha Vigilance Director Debasis Panigrahi. The 1991-batch Odisha cadre IPS officer passed away on Saturday due COVID-19 related complications at around 10.15 PM on Friday while undergoing treatment at a private super specialty hospital in Kolkata. Expressing grief over his death, […]

Continue Reading

DPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra dies of COVID-related complications

New Delhi, June 19: Odisha-born 1986-batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer and Department of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra died of COVID-19 related complications on Saturday here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep grief over the demise of Mohapatra. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Saddened by the demise of Dr. Guruprasad […]

Continue Reading

Odisha CM lays stone for oxygen & PSA plants in 8 districts

Bhubaneawar, June 18: Further strengthening healthcare infrastructure, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday laid foundation stones for Liquid Medical Oxygen plants, PSA plants and other health infrastructures in Jharsuguda, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Subarnapur, Nayagarh, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj districts in the State. “Odisha Government plans to set up 20 PSA plants with a production capacity of […]

Continue Reading

Plus-II evaluation in Odisha to be based on performance in Matriculation; Results in August second week

Bhubaneswar, June 18: The Plus-II results will be released by second week of August. Modalities for declaration of the results have been published by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) As per a CHSE release, scores will be awarded to the regular examinees in Theory Papers/Theory Components of papers on basis of the performance […]

Continue Reading

Four-stage RT-PCR test for servitors, cops & Jagannath Temple staff during Puri Rath Yatra

Puri, June 18: All the servitors involved in the ensuing annual Rath Yatra (car festival) of Lord Jagannath will undergo RT-PCR test in four stages. Similarly, police personnel and temple officials involved in the arrangements, will also to be tested. Decision to this effect was taken on Friday in a meeting held virtually under the […]

Continue Reading

OMC contributes Rs 500 crore to CMRF to fight COVID-19

Bhubaneawar, June 17: The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) on Thursday contributed Rs 500 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) for supporting the State Government’s efforts to control the present COVID-19 situation. OMC Chairman Surendra Kumar handed over the cheque to Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra at the Lok Seva Bhawan in the presence […]

Continue Reading

‘Aahar’ treats hunger of the needy during lockdown days in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneawar June, 16: Despite the COVID-19 lockdown, Aahar outlets across the capital city continue to serve people in need. Considering the need of the citizens regularly depending on Aahar centers, the Bhubaneawar Municipal Corporation has kept opening of all 12 Aahar outlets in Bhubaneswar since May 5. Special protocol has been followed in managing the […]

Continue Reading